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**Curt Palme**

Saw a reference to moving dollys etc in Nashou's thread, and need to share this, as it was a stroke of brilliance on Friday.

I went to get a Vision One locally, c/w road case. Those that have seen the road cases for the Vision ONe know that they are massive, heavy, and insanely hard to move by one guy. Worse yet, I was getting this out of an apartment with no elevator, from the third floor. I didn't even know if the road case would fit in my Rav 4.

So I get there, and much to my surprise, the 30 year old seller who got this thing on trade through his a/v company that he works for had enlisted 4 friends to move the damn thing to the downstairs lobby. Yeah! Thumbs Up

So we tilt the case on it's side, as that's the only way it would fit through the door (and into the Rav), which is parked across the street, over two curbs, etc.

THe one guy grabs his... skateboard (!), throws it under the road case, and off I go, steering the skateboard with (almost) one hand on the road case. Over the curb, across the street. I shouted 'OLLIE!', but nah, I didn't risk it. Wink

Made the skaters laugh though!

Anyways, I'd never used a skateboard to move a 300+ lb case. It almost (but not quite!) makes me want to take up skateboarding. Mr. Green

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:57 am Post subject:

Sweet! Whatever works! Did you grind a little curb on the way over? Wink

I moved my 1271 across the room on top of my shop vac! Took the top off so I had a nice flat surface. Dead lifted the 1271 onto the top, tweaked it a little to center the mass, and rolled it ~20 feet. Worked like a charm, but I don't think the casters on the vac will ever be the same again. Wink

SC

Clarence · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:06 am Post subject:

Yep. I commandeered my boys' skateboard years ago. They don't even call it a skateboard any more... they call it the projector mover.

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Ii have two skate boadrs from my skate days and did use them to move the Pj's around in the basement. Just sucked when i got to the carpet of the theater. The one PJ i got had a road case with wheels attached!! now that was easy. Thumbs Up

oh and by the way i got the two long bows inside !! Very Happy

Athanasios

deronmoped · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 1154 Location: San Diego

I'm crazy, I moved my 10PG maybe fifty feet, through two doorways and up a few steps all by myself. I was determined to get it into my theater and set up asap.

Deron.

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

Peri, good start, but shouldn't there be TWO 8500's in that trebuchet?? Laughing

Zebu Fellenz · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 2567

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Sigh, I knew you geeks would ding me on that. Smile

Obviously the projector in the trebuchet is a Sony, but we're trying to help Athanasios move two 8500's here!

I'm sure the trebuchet could move both of them. It's just a matter of having enough dead weight in the counterweight basket. Say, maybe, 3 or 4 dead G90's?? Mr. Green

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject:

cmjohnson · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5180 Location: Buried under G90s

I've used skateboards to move heavy objects around for as long as I can remember.

The best "dolly" skateboards are 80s type "old school" "pig boards" with 8 to 9 inch trucks and
70mm Kryptonics Classic K wheels, which are big, soft, resilient, and easily go over bumps that
small, hard wheels would just use as chocks and quit moving.

CJ

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

dturco · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject:

Dam, I have absolutely no idea what any of that means. Is it still a skateboard?

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:15 pm Post subject:

Well Ollie along then. Smile

Heck, if you can't figure out Athan's post, then I sure can't figure out your signature! Very Happy

dturco · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

Any " Browncoat" will. Shocked

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject:

dturco · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

O.K. I 'll spill, a Browncoat is like a Trekie only with Firefly and Serenity followers. Can't stop the signal was the battle cry of Firefly followers to keep the series going and is what helped get Serenity made into a movie.

If you have not seen Firefly or Serenity your really missing out. It is not for every one,but if you like Star Trek or Stargate or Starwars, give it a try.

My little part to keep the signal going.

dturco · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

A/R I thought my avatar would have given me away. Looking at your avatar I'm guessing you'd like Firefly.Lets be honest A Clock Work Orange isn't a main stream movie either. It's damned good and should have been,but is not for everyone. I dig it though.